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Copts. Coptic names refer to the personal names used by the Copts, the indigenous Christian inhabitants of Egypt. They reflect the intersection of Egyptian, Greek, Arab and Christian influences in the region and encompass a diverse range of naming practices, which have evolved over centuries.
M. Maatkare. Menkheperre (name) Mentuherkhepeshef. Mentuhotep. Meresankh (given name) Meritamen (given name) Meritites. Mery (ancient Egyptian name)
The number of Arabic newspapers in Egypt was about 200 in 1938. [1] There were also 65 newspapers published in languages other than Arabic, [ 1 ] such as Turkish , French and English . [ 2 ] By 1951 Arabic language newspapers numbered to about 400, while 150 were published in other languages. [ 1 ]
The literacy rate of women (aged 15 and over) is 65.4%, which is lower than that of men which is 82.2% (data from 2015). [ 23] Egypt is largely rural country, with only 43.1% of the population being urban (in 2015), [ 24] and access to education is poor in rural areas.
Gods. Aker – A god of Earth and the horizon [ 3] Amun – A creator god, patron deity of the city of Thebes, and the preeminent deity in Egypt during the New Kingdom [ 4] Anhur – A god of war and hunting [ 5][ 6][ 7] Aten – Sun disk deity who became the focus of the monolatrous or monotheistic Atenist belief system in the reign of ...
Alexandria. Rhacotis, Rakotə, Eskendereyyah. Alexandria was the intellectual and cultural center of the ancient world for some time; capital of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. Khito ( Rosetta ) 3rd. Rashid. Bolbitine, Bolbitinum, Bolbitinon, Trashit, Rakhit, Rexi. Where Rosetta Stone was found.
The number of the magazines in the period 1828–1929 was 481. [5] In 2014 the magazine market in the country was described as one of the lower-growth, smaller-scale markets. [6] The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in Egypt. They may be published in Arabic or in other languages.
There are seven World Heritage Sites in Egypt, and a further 34 sites on the tentative list. [ 3] The first sites in Egypt were listed in 1979, when five properties were inscribed. Since then, two more sites have been listed, Saint Catherine Area in 2002 and Wadi al Hitan in 2005. The latter is the only natural site in Egypt, the other sites ...